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Fresno best of my memories;Graduating thru the ivy covered windows at Roosevelt -- last class to do soJenko's for sodas and fries and jukebox musicMars drive-inStan's drive-inStan's Private Line and calling in dedicated songsBlakleys poolDragging the main ( Fulton Ave)Stardust, Sunset and Moon-Glo drive in moviesOh for the good old days when we took our bikes or the bus everywhere with no worries.

Blakley's swimming pool-Tulare and Clovis Avenues. It had the first water-slide in Fresno. Woolworth's Depatment Store-on the downtown Fulton Mall. Sambo's - at Blackstone snd McKinley Avenues had the best pancakes. Arthur's Toy Store was at Blackstone and Shields Avenues Rudy's Dime Store First Street and Ashlan Avenue. The Drive-In Theatre where Fashion Fair is at now. Whitefront Department Store Gettysburg and Blackstone Avenues. Oakey Bill's Pizza next to 7-11 on Gettysburg Avenue and Fresno St. had out of this world hot ham and cheese sandwich wrapped in foil. And they would deliver. Long's Drug Store on Chestnut and Olive Avenues. When the only walk in theatres were downtown, always saw 2 movies for the price of 1, and it was safe for kids to ride the bus to get there.

I grew up in Fresno from 1957 thru 1974. I went to Thomas elementary, Tioga JR High and Hoover HS. Some great memories growing up in Fresno.- Bowling at Cedar Lanes- Sears in Manchester Mall had the best Santa Claus- racing cars at "the Pit Stop" slot car tracks- coloring contest (during Presidents Day) Triple J Drugs- Swimming at Blakey's- Me and Eds Pizza and Lesterburger- Friday nights at Kerney Bowl (Al Pombo and another rival) would put on a great show - riding dirt bikes at Lost Lake- getting my first slot car track at the S&H Green Stamp store - going to the drive in movies - Starlite and Sunnyside great memories

Here's some of my favorites from the 60's- Continos Deli- Carriage House on Fridays - all you could eat crab - DiCicco's Italian Rest. - the best lasagna ever!- Derwienershintzel - 10 cent Mustard dogs- Me and Eds pizza- Lesterburger - milkshakes at Triple J Drug- suicide sodas at the Pit Stop. That was all 5 flavors combined (Pepsi, Mt Dew, Root Beer, Orange and Teem)- the New Rondivu.....best steaks and lobster- the old Fresno Hoffbrau best pastrami sandwich and coldest beer- Cedar Lanes Club Sandwich There are many others but these were some of my favorites

I got my hair cut at your dads barber shop back in the 60's. Tony and I believe wife Dorthy were the owners. Great chairs and conversations. I remember seeing the razor straps on each chair to keep the straight razors sharp. Then I'd head to the Pit Stop. There was a ice cream store in that mall. Can't remember the name of the store but you could get hand packed ice cream. Great memories!

Mayfair MarketRudy's Drug StoreSmitty the ice cream man.The bakery truck that would come by Sat. mornings. He would open the doors and slide out those trays of warm freshly baked doughnuts.Long's DrugsMunger's Pet ShopLauck's BakeryWoolworth's ice cream sandwich.Lightning Records. They would play the record for you to make sure it was the right one.The original Uncle Tom's Cabin liquor store forthe candy.

1. Arthur's Toys (I was left behind there on a shopping trip and didn't even notice I had been abandoned by my mom and siblings! I loved that place.)2. Christmas Tree Lane (Van Ness Blvd.)3. All of Fig Garden Village before it was a Long's Parking Lot (The Drug Store, Bob's Hobby, Food World, Gottschalk's, Farrell's [still one in LA if ya need a Volcano Sundae],Fig Garden Movie Theatre, even Fuddrucker's!4. Woodward Park Fishing Derby that I loved but my dad only took me once. 5. Partying in the fig orchards out on Herndon.6. Partying at Woodward Lakes development when it was still being built. 7. Buying Peach Cisco & Mickey's Big Mouth at "that liquor store on the west side" when we were in high school. I remember seeing a seven year old go in there to buy a fifth for, like, her dad or something. They sold to anyone god bless them!8. Getting a room at Rep's Motel on Blackstone on the weekends so we could have a place to party when it was too cold for the figs or Woodward Lakes.9. Doing bong hits and drinking boxed Franzia White Zinfandel out of the trunk of my car. 10. Dancing the night away at Knock Three Times underage club with all the mods and goths.

11. Bonus Memory: sitting at the bluffs after school with my friend Reyna rolling coco puffs and just hanging out talking about whatever.12. Bonus, bonus memory: restaurant hopping in the Tower. 13. Bonus, bonus, bonus memory: The Old Elbow Room on Shaw during the holidays. The Christmas balls hanging from the ceiling were psychedelic! Which reminds me of...14. B.C.'s Pizza! That place was truly great when it first opened.

Great Memories all of them. But my god how can anyone still live in that town‽ I go back to visit family and it's just such a, well, nothing really nice to say so I won't.